Teams Virginia Tech 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Virginia Tech roster 122 players: 49 freshmen, 33 sophomores, 18 juniors, 22 seniors. From 24 states; the most from Virginia (48) and North Carolina (12). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 8
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 16 Jeffrey Overton Jr. RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 205 Woodbridge, VA 613 rushing yards, 4 TD 27 Marcellous Hawkins RB Sr. 5′10″ 223 Oklahoma City, OK 325 rushing yards, 5 TD 26 Messiah Mickens RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 212 Harrisburg, PA 34 rushing yards 23 Tyler Mason RB So. 5′10″ 211 Mount Airy, NC 16 rushing yards 46 Darius Taylor RB Jr. 5′11″ 243 Richmond, VA 22 rushing yards 35 John Buetow RB So. 5′8″ 213 Irmo, SC 19 rushing yards 32 Bill Davis RB Transfer from Louisiana 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 230 Laplace, LA 49 Gray Peterson RB So. 6′3″ 220 Appomattox, VA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Que’Sean Brown WR Transfer from Duke Jr. 5′8″ 170 Winston-Salem, NC 46 catches, 616 yards, 3 TD 0 Ayden Greene WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 194 Knoxville, TN 15 catches, 280 yards, 2 TD Davion Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 202 Richmond, VA 12 catches, 178 yards, 1 TD 5 Marlion Jackson WR Transfer from Louisiana Tech Sr. 6′2″ 207 Flowery Branch, GA 7 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD 19 Tyseer Denmark WR Transfer from Penn State So. 5′10″ 183 Philadelphia, PA 6 catches, 59 yards 6 Keylen Adams WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 192 Virginia Beach, VA 2 catches, 8 yards 7 Chanz Wiggins WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 202 King George, VA 1 catch, 40 yards, 1 TD 18 A.J. Brand WR Fr. 6′1″ 210 Charlotte, NC 1 catch, 5 yards 2 Takye Heath WR Jr. 5′9″ 172 Richmond, VA 15 Shamarius Peterkin WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 183 Winston-Salem, NC 20 Jeff Exinor Jr. WR Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 218 Baltimore, MD 28 Drew Hube WR Fr. 6′0″ 207 Gainesville, VA 80 L.J. Booker WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Richmond, VA 81 Israel Hairston WR So. 5′8″ 181 Vinton, VA 83 Luke Stuewe WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Avon Lake, OH 86 Joseph Hobbs WR Fr. 5′11″ 189 Norfolk, VA Hudson Zell WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Greensboro, NC
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 85 Luke Reynolds TE Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 250 Westford, MA 43 catches, 449 yards, 4 TD 13 Ja’Ricous Hairston TE Jr. 6′2″ 251 Bassett, VA 5 catches, 75 yards, 2 TD 82 Benji Gosnell TE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 250 Meadows Of Dan, VA 5 catches, 26 yards 87 Harrison Saint Germain TE Sr. 6′4″ 246 Centreville, VA 3 catches, 15 yards Pierce Petersohn TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 220 Dodge Center, MN 2 catches, 6 yards 36 Brody Jones TE Jr. 6′3″ 242 Bristol, VA 44 Matt Henderson TE Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 243 Powhatan, VA 99 Cole Reemsnyder TE Sr. 6′5″ 238 South Riding, VA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 76 Aidan Lynch OL So. 6′6″ 319 Flanders, NJ 1 tackle 50 Nathaniel Wright OL Fr. 6′4″ 308 Manassas, VA 51 Elijah Haughawout OL So. 6′3″ 315 Suwanee, GA 53 Tommy Ricard OL So. 6′3″ 307 Hudson, OH 54 Michael Troutman III OL Transfer from Penn State Fr. 6′2″ 316 Trenton, NJ 56 Layth Ghannam OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 314 Charleston, WV 57 Lucas Austin OL So. 6′5″ 305 Sterling, IL 58 Roseby Lubintus OL Fr. 6′5″ 374 Elizabeth, NJ 61 Justin Bell OL Transfer from Michigan State Fr. 6′6″ 327 Macomb Township, MI 62 Kyle Altuner OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 302 Olney, MD 65 Tyrell Simpson OL Fr. 6′7″ 354 Leland, NC 66 Montavious Cunningham OL Sr. 6′3″ 318 Athens, GA 70 Logan Howland OL Transfer from Oklahoma 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 325 Westfield, NJ 71 Gavin Crawford OL Fr. 6′0″ 320 Silver Spring, MD 72 Justin Terry OL Transfer from Ohio State So. 6′5″ 358 Pickerington, OH 74 Marlen Bright OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Wayne, NJ 75 Benjamin Eziuka OL Fr. 6′2″ 324 Canton, MI 77 Brody Meadows OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 342 Bluefield, VA 79 Johnny Garrett OL Sr. 6′5″ 323 Scituate, MA Buddy Wegdam OL Fr. 6′5″ 296 Marshall, VA Maddox Cochrane OL Fr. 6′6″ 284 Midlothian, VA Thomas Wilder OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 313 Virginia Beach, VA
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 42 Aycen Stevens DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 260 Indianapolis, IN 18 tackles, 7 sacks 34 Cortez Harris DL Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 247 Largo, MD 15 tackles, 5 sacks 37 Mylachi Williams DL Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 253 Philadelphia, PA 10 tackles, 3.5 sacks 13 Kemari Copeland DL Sr. 6′2″ 290 Virginia Beach, VA 16 tackles, 1 sack 94 Elhadj Fall DL Sr. 6′3″ 301 Marietta, GA 12 tackles 31 Jason Abbey DL Jr. 6′3″ 256 Richmond, VA 10 tackles 36 Randy Adirika DL Transfer from Penn State Fr. 6′2″ 316 Miami, FL 5 tackles, 1 sack 40 Javion Hilson DL Transfer from Missouri 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 245 Cocoa, FL 6 tackles 51 Samuel Okunlola DL Transfer from Colorado 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 249 Brockton, MA 6 tackles 55 Gerard Johnson DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 293 Virginia Beach, VA 5 tackles 45 Eric Mensah DL Transfer from Ohio State So. 6′2″ 322 Stafford, VA 4 tackles 44 Brett Clatterbaugh DL Fr. 6′1″ 250 Culpeper, VA 3 tackles 56 Daniel Jennings DL Transfer from Penn State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 248 Princeton, WV 3 tackles 32 Deric Dandy DL So. 6′2″ 255 Mount Airy, NC 1 tackle 52 Sherrod Henderson DL Fr. 6′2″ 242 Rocky Point, NC 1 tackle 58 Zeke Chinwike DL Fr. 6′5″ 258 Virginia Beach, VA 1 tackle 88 Christian Evans DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 298 Leesburg, VA 1 tackle Tyson Harley DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 243 Upper Marlboro, MD 1 tackle 54 Grant Karczewski DL Jr. 6′7″ 292 Crozet, VA 63 Kamren Johnson DL Fr. 6′3″ 243 Virginia Beach, VA 90 Andrew Hanchuk DL So. 6′5″ 294 Berea, OH 91 Garrett Witherington DL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Birmingham, AL 95 T-Ron Richardson Jr. DL Fr. 6′2″ 289 Petersburg, VA 99 Emmett Laws DL So. 6′0″ 302 Elkton, MD
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 3 Kaleb Spencer LB Sr. 6′1″ 229 Gloucester, VA 31 tackles, 3 sacks 33 Keon Wylie LB Transfer from Penn State Jr. 6′2″ 231 Philadelphia, PA 36 tackles, 1 sack 16 Noah Chambers LB So. 6′1″ 228 Prince George County, MD 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks 30 Curtis Jones Jr. LB Transfer from West Virginia Jr. 6′1″ 234 Huntington, WV 15 tackles 41 George Ballance LB Jr. 5′11″ 233 Virginia Beach, VA 7 tackles 19 Mathieu Lamah LB Fr. 6′3″ 231 Bristow, VA 3 tackles 39 Terry Wiggins LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 213 Coatesville, PA 3 tackles 26 Antwone Santiago LB Sr. 6′2″ 233 Meriden, CT 2 tackles 38 John-Patrick Oates LB Fr. 6′1″ 223 Philadelphia, PA 1 tackle 12 Gabe Williams LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 235 Bowie, MD
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 0 Quentin Reddish S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 193 Charlotte, NC 23 tackles, 1 INT 2 Jaquez White CB Transfer from Troy Sr. 5′11″ 190 Blackshear, GA 20 tackles 1 D.Q. Smith DB Transfer from South Carolina Sr. 6′1″ 219 Columbia, SC 18 tackles 11 Tyson Flowers S 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 213 Fort Worth, TX 18 tackles 23 Thomas Williams CB Jr. 5′11″ 187 Greenville, SC 8 tackles, 1 INT 9 Isaiah Brown-Murray CB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 198 Charlotte, NC 11 tackles 22 Kenny Woseley Jr. CB Transfer from Penn State So. 5′11″ 187 Philadelphia, PA 10 tackles 20 Cam Chadwick CB Transfer from UConn 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 201 Plainfield, NJ 8 tackles 14 Sheldon Robinson S So. 6′2″ 211 Woodberry Forest, VA 4 tackles Zaevion Cleveland CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 193 Virginia Beach, VA 4 tackles 5 Joshua Clarke CB So. 6′1″ 187 Alexandria, VA 3 tackles 7 Sherrod Covil S Sr. 5′10″ 202 Chesapeake, VA 2 tackles 28 Knahlij Harrell S So. 5′11″ 189 Virginia Beach, VA 2 tackles 6 Jordan Bass S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 212 Hampton, VA 1 tackle 15 Brennan Johnson S So. 5′11″ 198 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 18 Amauri Polydor CB Fr. 6′0″ 187 Baltimore, MD 24 Tyrell Grant Jr. S Fr. 6′0″ 200 Suffolk, VA 29 Jahmari Deloatch CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 Chesapeake, VA 35 Jojo Crim CB So. 5′11″ 178 Camden, SC 43 Josh Jones CB So. 5′10″ 194 Aldie, VA 47 Daniel Garvin CB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Alexandria, VA
Keylen Adams, Kemari Copeland, Knahlij Harrell, George Ballance, Gerard Johnson, Zeke Chinwike, Kamren Johnson, Luke Jones, Thomas Wilder, Zaevion Cleveland Takye Heath, Brennan Johnson, Jason Abbey, Darius Taylor, L.J. Booker, Davion Brown Tyseer Denmark, Kenny Woseley Jr., Keon Wylie, Mylachi Williams, John-Patrick Oates Quentin Reddish, Isaiah Brown-Murray, Sheldon Robinson, A.J. Brand Que’Sean Brown, Shamarius Peterkin, Bryce Baker, Aiden Daugherty Mathieu Lamah, Drew Hube, Nathaniel Wright, Harrison Saint Germain Joshua Clarke, Daniel Garvin Marlion Jackson, Christian Epling Sherrod Covil, Jahmari Deloatch Tyson Flowers, Kelden Ryan Ja’Ricous Hairston, Cole Byrd John Love, Will Love Amauri Polydor, Jeff Exinor Jr. Cam Chadwick, Logan Howland Tyler Mason, Deric Dandy Cortez Harris, Tyson Harley Ayden Greene D.Q. Smith Jaquez White Kaleb Spencer Jordan Bass Chanz Wiggins Gabe Williams Troy Huhn Jeffrey Overton Jr. Ethan Grunkemeyer Thomas Williams Tyrell Grant Jr. Antwone Santiago Messiah Mickens Marcellous Hawkins Curtis Jones Jr. Bill Davis John Buetow Jojo Crim Brody Jones Randy Adirika Terry Wiggins Javion Hilson Aycen Stevens Josh Jones Brett Clatterbaugh Matt Henderson Eric Mensah Deed Capper Gray Peterson Elijah Haughawout Samuel Okunlola Tommy Ricard Grant Karczewski Michael Troutman III Daniel Jennings Layth Ghannam Lucas Austin Roseby Lubintus Justin Bell Kyle Altuner Tyrell Simpson Montavious Cunningham Gavin Crawford Justin Terry Marlen Bright Benjamin Eziuka Aidan Lynch Brody Meadows Johnny Garrett Israel Hairston Luke Stuewe Luke Reynolds Joseph Hobbs Christian Evans Andrew Hanchuk Garrett Witherington Elhadj Fall Nathan Totten T-Ron Richardson Jr. Cole Reemsnyder Emmett Laws Buddy Wegdam Hudson Zell Maddox Cochrane Pierce Petersohn VA 48 NC 12 MD 9 PA 7 GA 6 Hometowns of the 2026 Virginia Tech roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Virginia 48 North Carolina 12 Maryland 9 Pennsylvania 7 South Carolina 6 Georgia 6 New Jersey 6 Ohio 5 Top counties Virginia Beach city, Virginia pop. 456,000 10 Richmond city, Virginia pop. 229,000 6 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 5 Forsyth County, North Carolina pop. 390,000 4 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina pop. 1.2 million 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2026 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
